Hôtel Colla de Pradines

Name: Hôtel Colla de Pradines
Address: Place de la LibérationL'Île, Martigues, 13500, FRANCE

Historic site and monument
Historic patrimony
Mansion
Town of Art & History
17th C
Classical

Place de la Libération, L'Île, 13500 Martigues

From the Quai des Anglais — ©Otmartigues, Karim.K

Before restoration — ©Otmartigues, Karim.K

View from Quai Marceau — ©Otmartigues, Karim.K

The motto of Martigues — ©Otmartigues, Karim.K

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Completed in 1678, this imposing baroque structure stands in the heart of the city. Renovation work was carried out in 2022-2023. Since April 2024, the building has housed the Martigues Tourist and Leisure Office.

Built at the end of a block of houses reclaimed from the old Vauroux Canal by the filling of marshes, the Hôtel de Colla de Pradines opens onto a wide, lively square that became the Place de la Libération and faces the contemporary Sainte Marie-Madeleine church.

It was the second home of the powerful Aix family of Italian origin, the Colla de Pradines.

With its corner buttresses, pilasters, and the balanced distribution of its large bays, the monument evokes the residences built in the Aix region during the same period.

On the façade, a plaque pays tribute to Gérard Tenque (1047-1120), founder of the Order of the Hospitallers, who is believed to have been born in Martigues. His statue can be found on the façade of the Church of St. Genest in Jonquières. Formerly the Town Hall from 1808 to 1983, the building housed the District Court until 2018.

In 2024, it will become the new Tourist Office in the heart of the Ile district. This is a major project to save this jewel of Martigues' architectural heritage.